{"product_id":"2026200016638-secondhand-st-augustine","title":"St. Augustine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew figures in the history of Western thought cast as long and luminous a shadow as Augustine of Hippo — the restless, brilliant North African bishop whose spiritual odyssey transformed Christianity and shaped the intellectual foundations of the Western world. Rebecca West's St. Augustine presents a vivid and searching portrait of this towering theologian, tracing his turbulent journey from a life of sensual indulgence and philosophical wandering to his dramatic conversion and ultimate embrace of Christian faith. With the precision of a scholar and the narrative flair of a seasoned literary journalist, West illuminates the tensions between Augustine's earthly desires and his consuming hunger for divine truth, mapping a soul in perpetual, anguished motion.\n\nWest brings to this subject the same incisive intelligence that distinguished her broader body of work, weaving biography, theology, and cultural history into a seamless and compelling whole. St. Augustine is not merely a retelling of a saint's life; it is a meditation on the human condition itself — on guilt, grace, memory, and the will — themes that Augustine himself chronicled with unflinching honesty in his own Confessions. West's prose crackles with insight, forcing the reader to confront the enduring relevance of a mind forged in the fires of the fifth century. For those who believe they already know Augustine, West's portrait will compel an urgent and revelatory reconsideration.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49309683319003,"sku":"2026200016638-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/610c8c01-3e3e-42e7-8ab0-408dfb3e6d1f.png?v=1789455363","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200016638-secondhand-st-augustine","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}